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This topic makes me laugh, because we all use them to our advantage or to diffuse someone else's argument and likely contradict ourselves along the way.
For example, I like to use Romo's completion percentage, total yards, TD's, 1st down % and long pass plays to point out his strengths. I also like to point out that his INT's are actually somewhat low for a QB who throws as much as he does and has as many positive stats, sounds reasonable.
Of course, when you look at the fact that 3 INT's came in the second half of one game that pretty much blew the game, my argument under values how important some of his picks have been. (Luckily there is a lot more to my argument then just stats)
On the other hand, some people are ticked off that Dez does not have a 100 yard game yet, as if that's all that matters. I've heard people complain that Robinson already has a few, we need to get the ball to Dez! Meanwhile, we won a few games because of what Robinson did and fact is, Dez and the other guys drew enough attention which is what freed Robinson up for those catches. People complained about games we won because Dez did not get 100 yards!
Does it matter if a RB averages 2.4 yards a carry but has 22 TD's on the year? Who cares how many sacks Ware has as long as the D holds the other team to less than 17 every week?
Stats are a tool, no more, no less. But they are only part of the equation. There are many who put too much value on stats and others not enough. It's a delicate balance.
Not none of you knows stats like I do. Not you, not you, not you and not you. Not nobody knows stats like I do. Actually, that's not true but it sounded funny to me so I said it.
What is true is we all tend to misuse stats or ignore them too much from time to time. It does matter and is relevant that Romo is top ten in almost every positive stat, while dealing with broken ribs and hurt WR's, RB's and linemen. It also matters that while his INT total is not horrific, 3 of them came in the second half of a game we would have otherwise won. Neither is the only factor, but both are important when evaluating the team.
Used properly and not dismissed by those with an agenda, stats help us to find the truth. Misused, stats have been shown to cause decreased sexual activity, internal bleeding and may have led to the NBA lockout, they're that important.
What does this all mean? It means most of us need to do a better job of learning how to evaluate our team. It means just because someone uses a stat or stats to make a point, another should not just dismiss it because they used stats. It also means, one should not ignore negative stats when using the positive ones to make their point. It further means that it does not matter if 95% of the stats were positive if the 5% cost us the game.
I of course reserve the right to forget I made this post the next time I need to manipulate the stats in my favor, so you might want to save a section of this post to throw in my face at a later date.
For example, I like to use Romo's completion percentage, total yards, TD's, 1st down % and long pass plays to point out his strengths. I also like to point out that his INT's are actually somewhat low for a QB who throws as much as he does and has as many positive stats, sounds reasonable.
Of course, when you look at the fact that 3 INT's came in the second half of one game that pretty much blew the game, my argument under values how important some of his picks have been. (Luckily there is a lot more to my argument then just stats)
On the other hand, some people are ticked off that Dez does not have a 100 yard game yet, as if that's all that matters. I've heard people complain that Robinson already has a few, we need to get the ball to Dez! Meanwhile, we won a few games because of what Robinson did and fact is, Dez and the other guys drew enough attention which is what freed Robinson up for those catches. People complained about games we won because Dez did not get 100 yards!
Does it matter if a RB averages 2.4 yards a carry but has 22 TD's on the year? Who cares how many sacks Ware has as long as the D holds the other team to less than 17 every week?
Stats are a tool, no more, no less. But they are only part of the equation. There are many who put too much value on stats and others not enough. It's a delicate balance.
Not none of you knows stats like I do. Not you, not you, not you and not you. Not nobody knows stats like I do. Actually, that's not true but it sounded funny to me so I said it.
What is true is we all tend to misuse stats or ignore them too much from time to time. It does matter and is relevant that Romo is top ten in almost every positive stat, while dealing with broken ribs and hurt WR's, RB's and linemen. It also matters that while his INT total is not horrific, 3 of them came in the second half of a game we would have otherwise won. Neither is the only factor, but both are important when evaluating the team.
Used properly and not dismissed by those with an agenda, stats help us to find the truth. Misused, stats have been shown to cause decreased sexual activity, internal bleeding and may have led to the NBA lockout, they're that important.
What does this all mean? It means most of us need to do a better job of learning how to evaluate our team. It means just because someone uses a stat or stats to make a point, another should not just dismiss it because they used stats. It also means, one should not ignore negative stats when using the positive ones to make their point. It further means that it does not matter if 95% of the stats were positive if the 5% cost us the game.
I of course reserve the right to forget I made this post the next time I need to manipulate the stats in my favor, so you might want to save a section of this post to throw in my face at a later date.
